Public water system · ID7300078
ActiveUsfs Hughes Creek Forest Service
At a glance
Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service (PWSID ID7300078) is an active transient non-community water system in Lemhi County, Idaho. It reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service compare with other water systems in Lemhi County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lemhi County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 138 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 5,780 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Idaho, the 1,961 active systems average 899 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Idaho has 954 active transient non-community water systems, 49% of the state's 1,961 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,861 Idaho systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service?
EPA lists Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service as owned by the federal government. The ID state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 15 of the 42 active systems in Lemhi County (36%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2022 and June 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 2 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2023-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 4 violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service?
Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service (PWSID ID7300078) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service serve?
Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections in Lemhi County, Idaho.
Where does Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Lemhi County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon City of | Lemhi | 3,158 | Community | Surface water |
| Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel | Lemhi | 203 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Elk Bend Unit 1 | Lemhi | 200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Williams Lake Subd | Lemhi | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Leadore | Lemhi | 151 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lemhi County Fairgrounds | Lemhi | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service, PWSID ID7300078, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/usfs-hughes-creek-forest-service-id7300078 (data as of October 1, 2026).